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MACAO.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Macao, 3rd November. Colonel Porphirio Zeferino de Souza, who was shot on Monday by one of the men of the garrison, died on Tuesday night. His death was mourned by a wide circle of friends and the funeral was largely attended. All the brother officers of the deceased and the principal civil officials were present. The order of the proces sion was -Harbour police, retired soldiers and Inkons, the Macao battalion (the force which deceased had commanded), the coffin, the boys of St. Joseph's College, military and naval officers and civil officials, and a large number of
civilians.
The Count of Turin arrived on Thursday and immediately upon his arrival proceeded to visit the principal places of interest in the colony, accompanied by Senhor Mario B. de Lima, Colonial Secretary and Acting Governor. In the evening a dinner was given in his honour at Government House. His Royal Highness stayed at Government House over night and left yesterday morning for your port.
CANTON NOTES.
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[FROM THE CHUNG NGOI SAN PO.” The Viceroy has received instructions from the Peking Government to the effect that in trying cases of bankrupoty great care should be exercised so as to protect commerce and that the Yamen ranners are to be strictly watched to prevent their making squeezes. The Viceroy has accordingly notified his subordinate officers to that effect.
An Imperial Edict was issued by the Emperor on the 4th inst. depriving Weng Tang-ho and Wa Ta-ching of their ranks. They were dis. missed from office some months ago, but at
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
HONGKONG.
There were 2,428 visitors to the City Hall Museum last week, of whom 163 were Euro- peans.
The Hongkong and China Gas Company recommend an interim dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, or 8s. per share, for the half-year ended 30th June last.
Lieut. Col. the Hon. E. Noel, who was in Hongkong with the Rifle Brigade, succeeds Major Poett as D.-A.-A.-G.. (a) to H.E. the Major-General at Colombo.
The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Co., Limited, advises as that he has received the following telegram giving the result of the November clean-up-The mill ran 27 days, crashing 2,900 tons, yielding 242 ozs. of smelted gold. There has been no olean-up of cyanide plant."
In the paragraph giving the result of the October clean-up of the Punjom Mines, pub. lished in our issue of 5th November, the trans- position of a comma in the closing sentence altered the sense intended to be conveyed. The sentence should read :—“The mines are valuable prospects, requiring development."
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A telegram has been received by Messrs. Lutgens, Einstmann & Co., General Agents of the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Mining Co., Limited, to the effect that crushing will not begin before January, that the total amount of ore now ready for the mill is 800 tons, and that the estimated value of same is one ounce to Captain Goggin, of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company's service, left for home on 7th Dec., accompanied by Mrs. Gog- gin, by the N. D. L. steamer Bayern. Captain Goggin has recently suffered from a serious illness and is going home to recruit. His many friends will wish him a speedy restoration to complete health.
that time allowed to retain their ranks. The former, who was ex-president of the Board of
One of the recently-surveyed blocks of min. Revenue, one of the Grand Secretaries, and Tutor of the Emperor, was blamed on accounting land on the line of the Raub reef, near the of his failing to give a proper education to the Emperor and strongly recommending Kang Yu-wei as a clever and well-educated person. The blame falling on Wu Ta-ching, who was ex-Governor of Hunan and Kwangtung, is that he is ill-famed, proud, and cunning in executing public affairs. Neither will be given any public appointment again.
On the 28th ultimo a disastrous fire broke out in Sz-Kiu, Pun-u. Over five hundred-houses were utterly destroyed, most of the houses being of wood.
The Canton Sanitary Board, named Tsung Sin-sha, has commenced to cleanse all the streets and lanes. Over forty coolies have been en- gaged to undertake the work.
The Canton-Kamlee steamer, being as large as the Pak-Kong and special.y built to run between the above named places, was robbed on the 2nd inst. at 9.15 a.m. on her voyage from Canton to Kamles. Twenty robbers boarded
south boundary of that Company's lease, was sold by auction the other day, and was knocked down for the upset price ($500) to Mr. A. H. Bibby, who purchased it on behalf of the newly- formed South Raub syndicate. The lot com- prises 50 acres.--Straits Times.
ment House on the 8th December, which was H.E. Sir Henry Blake held a levee at Govern- numerously attended. The private entrée com- menced at a quarter-to-four and the general police officers, the members of the Civil Service, levee at four o'clock. The naval, military, and and a very large number of the civilian com- munity had the honour of being presented to
His Excellency.
Atthe Supreme Court on 5th Dec. Mr. R. Mar. ten, who is the foreman of the special jury in the case Kok v. Belilios, said that as the case was likely to last two or three days the jury would like to ask his lordship about the costs. His Lordship said the matter was very much in the hands of the counsel. He thought that on a former occasion the jury were allowed $10 a day each. The counsel agreed to a similar allowance
in this case.
[December 10, 1898.
At the Magistracy on 2nd Dec, morning an en- quiry was held by Commander Hastings touching the death of a man named Thomas Sexton formerly a sergeant in the Naval Yard Police, who was found dead on a bench in the Stag hotel on Thursday evening. He had been taken into the hotel in the afternoon after he had been seen to fall on the pavement outside. The man had been drinking heavily, and a post mortem ex-
amination showed the stomach to be full of raw whiskey. A verdict to the effect that death was due to alcoholic poisoning was returned.
The report of the Odd Volumes Society for 1897-8, after enumerating the meetings held
during the season, expresses regret at the de- parture of the President, Sir William Robin- son, G.C.M.G., who had always given very great encouragement to the Society not only by his frequent attendance, but also by the papers which he read before the members. H.E. Sir to become President of the Society in his place. Henry Blake, G.C.M.G., has kindly consented- Any member of the Society who is either will- ing to read a paper himself or who knows of any friend who is willing to do so is requested to communicate with the Hon. Secretary, Hon. H, E. Pollock. The season will commence with a concert to be given at the St. George's Hall on Thursday, 22nd December.
At about noon on Sunday Mr. Wakeford, assistant civil engineer of the Admiralty Works Department at Kowloon, noticed smoke issuing from one of the coal stacks in the torpedo depôt. He at once gave the alarm and a gun was fired from H.M.S. Tweed as a signal that a fire had broken out. In response the en- gine from the Naval Yard appeared on the scene and also the Government floating fire engine, in charge of Mr. D. MacDonald. Commander Henderson, Commander Taylor, Mr. Smith (torpedo gunner), and Mr. Cook were also pre- sent. The building containing the coal, of which there were about 35,000 tons, was completely flooded, and the removal of the coal was com menced forthwith. Coolies were busily engaged in this work until Monday, by which time the fire had been stamped out. Spontaneous com- bustion was the cause of the outbreak
At the meeting of the United Service Lodge No. 1341, held on 8th Dec., Bro. Jno, Bremner, who had been elected Worshipful Master for the ensuing year, was duly installed in the chair by Right Wor. Bro. the Hon. C. P. Chater, the District Grand Master, who was assisted in the ceremony by Wor Bro. E. C. the Grand Lodge Officers. Wor. Bro. Brem- Ray, the Deputy District Grand Master, and
ner then invested his officers as follows:-
8.W., Bro. G. W. Crombie; J.W; Bro. G. W. Watling; Chaplain. Bro. S. Robins, Treas Wor. Bro. W. Baker; S.D., Bro. W. G. rer, Wor. Bro. H. J. Watson; Secretary, Warnock; J.D., Bro. G. G. Burnett; Dir. of Cremonies, Bro. T. G. Creber; I.G., Bro. F. G. Stainton; Stewards, Bro, C. P. Skinner and Bro. F. G. Smith; Tyler, Bro. J. R. Grimble, On the closing of the Lodge the brethren sat down to a banquet, the banquetting hall having been handsomely decorated for the occasion, a prominent feature of the decorations being electric light designs. The usual loyal and Masonic toasts were hononred.
the steamer as passengers, twelve from Canton and eight from Chanchuer. Shortly after leaving Chanchuen, the robbers commenced their operations. They first seized the captain and threatened to put him to death if he would not yield to their wishes, and then drove all the crew to a corner. They searched the persons of all the passengers, who numbered about two hundred and fifty, for valuables. After a thorough search had been made of the ship, they succeeded in getting booty to the value of over three thousand dollars. They then forced Sons, of London, and of Messrs. Butterfield | staying at the hotel, awoke about four o'clock
the master of the steamer to steam to Chatau shan, where they landed.
As the crops seem not to grow well this sea son, the local magistrates have commenced the service of praying for rain, which has not shown its appearance for a long time, and in consequence of which the price of rice is get ting higher daily.
News has reached Canton that H. E. Luk Chnen-lim, Governor-designate of Canton, has left Peking to pay a visit to his native country. He is expected to arrive at Canton at the end of next month.
The Douglas Steamship Company's steamer Formosa having completed her 300th trip she
The house flag of Messrs. Butterfield and wire and the flags of the vessels connected with the firm were half-masted on Saturday and Sunday, information having been re- ceived by telegraph on Saturday morning of the death of Mr. John Samuel Swire, the senior partner of Messrs. John Swire and
and Świre. The deceased gentleman was never resident in China or Hongkong but made visits to the Far East on one or two occasions. The hong flag of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. was also half-masted in sympathy.
The first of a series of smokers which it is proposed to hold at the Volunteer Headquarters during the winter months took place on Satur. day night, and under the genial chairmanship of Major Sir John Carrington was a great success. In the course of the evening Sergeant Major Duncan made a statement with regard to the band fund. An expenditure of close upon $700 has been incurred, and up to the present only about $250 has been raised, the concerts got up for liquidating the debt not having been to be made to the members of the corps for subscriptions.
At the Magistracy on Saturday a discharged servant of the Hongkong Hotel was charged with an attempted robbery on the hotel premises. Mr. Sylvester, an American merchant who is
on Saturday morning to o find a✨ Chinaman walking out in his room. He sprang out of bed and gave chase along the passage, The Chinaman darted into a room, and Mr. Sylvester followed, and found one of the hotel boys sented on a bed. Three other hotel boys were asleep, A handkerchief and a gold match box were lying beside another handkerchief with the boy's name marked on it. The police were sent for, and the boy given into custody. Mr. Sylvester discovered that $307.75 in two $100 notes, one $50 note, and the remainder smaller notes and silver, and a pen-knife, bad been abstracted from his trouser pockets. A search was made in the boy's room without avail, but after the boy had been taken to the Central Police Station a fur.
was on 2nd Dec. gay with bunting in celebration as successful as was anticipated. An appeal is | ther search of the room was made and the money.
of the event,
was found under the carpet. Prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment.
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